Adjustable bight-holding attachment for cords



G. W. SHEPHERD. ADJUSTABLE BIGHT HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR cows.

APPLICATION FILED .IAN.2,1920- Patented Oct. 7 19, 1920.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.

' GEORGE w. snErnEan, 0E TUCKERTON, new JERSEY.

ADJUSTABLE EIGHT-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR corms.

Specification of Letterslatent.

Application filed January 2, .1920. Serial No. 348,977.

such manner that the attachment can bev quickly and convenientlyadjusted lengthwise or" the suspender in either direction, ashereinafter fully set forth.

The invention consists primarily and essentially of a bight holderformed with a medial belay portion or spine terminating at eachextremity in a hook, eye or equivalent lateral extension whereby .bightsof the suspender formed on and around said.

medial belaying spinemay be held against unwinding, thereby retainingthe bight holder at this position on thesuspender, while admitting ofthe longitudinal adjustment of the bight holder in either direction onthe suspender when the bightsiof the suspender formed on and around saidmedial belaying spine is slack,-the bight holder itself constituting thebasic coupling means between the suspender and the article to besupported thereon, substantially as illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure l, is a perspective view of simple form of my adjustable bightholder formed of wire with an eye at one end and a hook at the other,and with a prong for insertion in an article to be supported on thesuspender;

Fig. 2, is a similar view in which the belay-spine is formed with an eyeat each extremity;

Fig. 3, is a view like unto Fig. 2, except that the lower eye is formedwith a loop for the attachment of a cord connection with an article tobe supported by the main susponder;

Fig. 4, is a perspective View of a form of bight holder similar to thatshown in Fig. 2, except that in this case the holder isof rigidstructure;

Fig. 5, is a view showing a modification of Fig. 4, in which the eye onone end is connected with a rotatable loop, and the other end is of hookform;

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Fig. 6, is a view showing amodification in which bracket arms rotatablyconnected withend eyes of the device support a swivel loop for theattachment of suspender; 5 r

Fig. 7, is a viewshowing a modification a supplementary in which bothend eyes are provided withguide loops for the control of an auxiliarysuspender or cord; a

Fig. .8, 1s avlew similar to Fig. 4, showing a float impaled on theprong of the bi ht holder;

' Fig. 9, is a view of a modification in which the holder is formed witha hookadapted to retain the main suspender against unwind, and also toact as a means of attachment for an auxiliary suspender. Y

My adjustable bight holder is preferably made of metal although othermaterial may besubstituted without departing from the spirit and intentof my invention in this I respect.

It consists essentially of what may be designated as a belay-spine 1),around which one or more bights of a flexible oordor suspenders, may bewound,said belay-spine being formed with lateral extensions 6, e, at itsextremities through or around which the suspender 8, may be passed, andwhich afford means whereby the bights of said suspender on thebelay-spine b, may be held from unwinding so as to maintain the holderin a desired position on the suspender, whereas when the bights areloosened up andrendered slack, the. holder may be adjustedlongitudinally in either' direction along said suspender s.

The belay spine 5, and the lateral extensions e, 6, both upper andlower, are made in one piece or are integrally united. When made ofwire, as in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 9, the metal is simply bent into therequisite shape; otherwise the said parts of the holder may be fashionedof any suitable material, and in any desired manner.

An upper extension 6", of the holder may be made in the form of a prong,as in Figs. 1. 2, 3, 4 and 8, for the impalement of a float F, asillustrated in Fig. 8, or as a like means of support for any otherarticle which it is desired to sustain adjustably upon the suspender s.

When one or both of the lateral extensions e, e, are of solidcylindrical shape,. as in- Figs. 4;, 5 and 6, they may form the meansfor the attachment of guide loops Z, Z, as in Fig. 7, for the control ofa supplementary suspender s, for any purpose desired; of a swivel loopZ, as in 5, for the attachmentof an auxiliary Suspender 8 such forinstance as a snell for a fish hook, or the like; or of bracket arms a,a, for the support of a swivel Z as in Fig. 6. In Fig. 3, the lower Wireextension 6, is shown as formed With a loop Z constituting a part of themedial twist of said lateral extension e,.and also ailording meansforthe attachment of a snell, or any other required aux-iliary suspender 8as may be found desirable. Or, as in Fig. 9, the lower extension 6, mayitself be in the form 01' a loop Z like unto those shown in Figs. 3 and5, and for like purposes, as may be found most expedient.

W hile adapted to various purposes, my device is especially useful onfishing lines, etc, Where the adjustment or drop is desirable to conformto depth of location, or conditions ofbottom surface. In fact my bightholding attachment ai'lord's convenient means whereby almost any objectmay be adjustably supported on a cord, rope or flexible Suspender, andis adapted to the varying requirements and exigencies of use.Furthermore, the need of knotting or splicing is obviated entirely; andadjustment may be effected quickly and conveniently, by the simpleexpedient o'l' slacking the bights of the suspender formed on and aroundthe said medial belay-spine temporarily.

The use of the swivel loops on the lateral extensions of the belayingspine tends to prevent the tangling of an auxiliary suspender with themain suspender on which the device is mounted.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. An adjustable bight-holding attachment for a flexible suspender suchas designated, comprising a medial straight portion belaying spine fromunwinding, and a swivel loop on said bight-hol der for connecting itwith an article to be supported thereby.

An adjustable bight-holding attachient for a flexible Suspender such asdesignated, comprising medial belaying straight spine portion formed ateach extremity with a closed loop extension adapted to hold turn orturns the bight of the suspender on the belaying spine from unwinding,and means for supportably connecting an article with said bightholdingattachment.

GEORGE V. SHEPHERD. ll itnesses Gno. WM. MIATT, DOROTHY Mm'r'r.

